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HectorViruega
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Hello everyone! This is my first post here, so I'm still figuring everything out.
I am a Junior in Highschool, so soon it will be time for me to apply to colleges. Because of my high school, I have direct access to the top private university in Mexico, however, they do not offer Physics as a major. The closest thing they have is Engineering Physics, which I am interested in, but I don't know if it would be a good choice for what I want to do.
I know that I want to go into research, so I would try to get a Master's and a Ph.D., and I'd probably lean more towards experimental rather than theoretical physics. I would like to work on fusion reactors, nuclear energy, or other alternative energy sources. I would also really like to work on astrophysics or quantum physics. I'm still not sure which field I'd get try to get into, but I am planning to decide once I learn more about physics in general.
From what I have researched, it is much easier to get into experimental physics as an engineer than it is to get into Theoretical Physics (not that it is easy to get into either). If I wanted to get into the fields previously mentioned, would Engineering Physics be a good choice, or should I look for another school which offers pure physics? I wouldn't want to pass on the opportunity to study at that university, but I also don't want to study something that will not lead me what I want to do.
Thanks for the help!
I am a Junior in Highschool, so soon it will be time for me to apply to colleges. Because of my high school, I have direct access to the top private university in Mexico, however, they do not offer Physics as a major. The closest thing they have is Engineering Physics, which I am interested in, but I don't know if it would be a good choice for what I want to do.
I know that I want to go into research, so I would try to get a Master's and a Ph.D., and I'd probably lean more towards experimental rather than theoretical physics. I would like to work on fusion reactors, nuclear energy, or other alternative energy sources. I would also really like to work on astrophysics or quantum physics. I'm still not sure which field I'd get try to get into, but I am planning to decide once I learn more about physics in general.
From what I have researched, it is much easier to get into experimental physics as an engineer than it is to get into Theoretical Physics (not that it is easy to get into either). If I wanted to get into the fields previously mentioned, would Engineering Physics be a good choice, or should I look for another school which offers pure physics? I wouldn't want to pass on the opportunity to study at that university, but I also don't want to study something that will not lead me what I want to do.
Thanks for the help!